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Charles Mathews
Charles Mathews

Charles Mathews (June 28, 1776 - June 28, 1835) was an English theatre manager and comic actor, well-known during his time for his gift for impersonation. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the "impression" of being someone else by imitating the other person's voice and mannerisms His play, At Home, in which he played every character, was the first monopolylogue and the defining work in the genre. A monopolylogue is a stage play with more than one character in which one actor plays every role

He was born in London, the son of a bookseller who also served as minister in one of the Countess of Huntingdon's chapels. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Selina Countess of Huntingdon ( August 24, 1707 &ndash June 17, 1791) was an English religious leader who played a prominent Mathews was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. His love for the stage was formed in his boyhood, when he was apprentice to his father, who in 1794 unwillingly allowed him to take up acting in Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. In 1797 he married Eliza Kirkham Strong, who died in 1802. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the In 1803 he married Anne Jackson, an actress. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anne Jackson (born September 3, 1926) is an American Actress of stage screen and television

For several years Mathews had to be content with bit parts, but in May 1803 he made his first London appearance at the Haymarket, as Jabel in Cumberland's The Jew and as Lingo in The Agreeable Surprise. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Haymarket Theatre (Leicester|Her Majesty's Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in Richard Cumberland ( February 19, 1732 — May 7, 1811) was an English Dramatist and civil servant From then on, his acting career was also an uninterrupted triumph.

His gift for mimicry enabled him to disguise his personality without a change of costume. His versatility and originality were displayed in his one man show At Home, begun in the Lyceum theatre in 1808, which, according to Leigh Hunt, "for the richness and variety of his humour, were as good as half a dozen plays distilled. For art exhibitions see solo show In performing arts and entertainment a one person show or solo show is frequently performed by but This article is about Lyceum as school or as public hall Lyceum can also be short for Lyceum Theatre. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Henry Leigh Hunt ( October 19, 1784 &ndash August 28, 1859) was an English critic essayist poet and writer " The show combined mimicry, storytelling, recitations, improvisation, quick-change artistry, and comic song. Storytelling is the ancient art of conveying events in Words Images and Sounds often by Improvisation or embellishment Recitation means a repetition of what has been said before It is used in a religious an oratorical and an educational sense Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of Quick-change is a performance style in which a performer or magician changes quickly within seconds from one costume into another costume in front of the audience

In 1822 Mathews toured the United States, to great success. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During his stay, he developed a number of impressions of American types. One of these was the African American, and Mathews performed a version of "Possum Up a Gum Tree" in dialect and possibly in blackface. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United One author called him "the paterfamilias of the Yankee theatre and the progenitor of all native American dialect comedy". [1]

A few years after his return, he bought a half-share in the Adelphi Theatre. The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. Adelphi was a critical and popular success, but for Mathews not a financial success, so in 1834, he went on a second tour of America. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He cut his trip short and returned ill from the tour after putting in his last appearance in New York City on February 11, 1835. The City of New York Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He failed to recuperate, and died poor in Plymouth, without ever appearing again on a British stage. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London.

His son, Charles James Mathews was also a successful actor. Charles James Mathews ( 26 December 1803 – 24 June 1878) was an British Actor.

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  1. ^ Hodges, Francis (1964). Yankee Theatre: The Image of America on the Stage, 1825-1850. Quoted in Watkins 83. Watkins calls the actor under discussion Charles James Mathews. The African American impression first appeared during the 1822-23 American tour, so it is reasonable to assume that Watkins is discussing the elder Mathews and not his son.

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